Who We Are

Towns in the Catskill Mountain region of New York were devastated by flooding in hurricane Irene's aftermath.

In an attempt to provide assistance to families in the affected Catskill Mountain areas - many of whom have lost their homes, businesses, livelihoods, and towns - a grassroots organization of concerned citizens are collecting supplies throughout the NYC area.

Many NYC residents stocked up on bottled water, batteries, non-perishable food, and other emergency supplies in preparation for the worst from Irene, luckily, those emergency supplies were not needed in most cases here in NYC.

We are asking New Yorkers to please take a moment and simply drop off their unused hurricane emergency supplies (or any items on the suggested items list) at one of our collection sites. We will then have our network of volunteers- most who have homes or families in the region-transport these much needed items to drop off centers upstate in the affected Catskill Mountain areas.

--All of the volunteers at Catskill Mountain Relief thank you for taking the time to visit our blog and for assisting us in these important efforts.

Irene's Aftermath

Photos courtesy of the many participants in the liveblog at

watershedpost.com

One Small Act CAN Make a HUGE Difference

Hey, New Yorkers, do you know that dropping off your unused hurricane supplies can make a HUGE difference?

Think about this:

If one percent of New York City's eight million residents drop off just 2 bottles of water and just 5 cans of food each, those small efforts would provide one-hundred sixty thousand bottles of water and four hundred thousand cans of food to assist families in desperate need in hurricane affected regions.

Please drop off your unused hurricane supplies at one of our NYC area collection sites today!

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Thanks to the generosity of the many New Yorkers who have already come by a NYC area collection site and dropped off supplies, and the efforts of our many volunteers, we have begun transporting supplies to drop sites in the affected regions for distribution to those in need.

Our NYC area collection centers are up and running, and we have a network of transport volunteers who have graciously offered to regularly transport supplies to the Catskill Mountain region.

Links to other groups and useful sites

Companies Helping The Affected Region

TIDE LOADS OF HOPE

Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundry program is providing free full service laundry (laundry will be washed, dried, and folded) to relief workers and residents of the Catskill Mountain areas that were devastated in Hurricane Irene's aftermath.
(No bedding, jackets, or large pieces will be accepted)

DURACELL'S POWER RELIEF TRAILER The Duracell's Power Relief Trailer offers recharging stations for mobile devices, distribution of key Duracell products including batteries and flashlights, and information on how to get assistance in the area. Satellite phones, a computer kiosk station, and Wi-Fi will also be available to help in recovery efforts.

Location:
Walmart
138 Merchant Place
Cobleskill, NY

Hours:
8AM – 8PM beginning Saturday, September 3

The volunteers of Catskill Mountain Relief applaud these companies for lending their support to those in the region!

Contact Us

If your group is involved with the Catskill Mountain region relief and rebuilding efforts and would like us to include a link to your webpage, please let us know!

If you would like to volunteer to serve as a collection site in the NYC area, please email us with the subject "COLLECTION SITE" in the subject line. Please be sure to include your contact information, location, and the hours during which you can accept donations.

If you would like to volunteer to transport items to drop off sites in the affected Catskill Mountain regions, please email us with the text "TRANSPORT" in the subject line. Please be sure to include your contact information, the day and time you plan to travel, and let us know what collection site is most convenient for you as a pick up point in the NYC area.

If you would like to be included on our email distribution list and receive updates about our ongoing efforts, please email with the text "EMAIL LIST" in the subject line.

We will make every effort to reply to emails within 24 hours.

Thank you again for your assistance in these ongoing efforts!

Catskill Mountain Region Drop-Off Sites

Supplies are being accepted and distributed to those in need at the following Catskill Region locations:

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Catskill Mountain Relief

PLEASE NOTE

WE ARE NOT A 501(c)3 ORGANIZATION. WE ARE SIMPLY A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS TRYING TO GET MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES TO THOSE IN THE CATSKILL MOUNTAIN REGION AFFECTED BY THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE IRENE. UNUSED HURRICANE SUPPLIES DROPPED OFF ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE. WE DO NOT ACCEPT MONETARY DONATIONS.